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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Being Neighborly — And Not — In 'Clybourne Park' by Frank Rizzo

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play Gets Solid Connecticut Premiere ProductionEditor's note: This is a corrected version of this online review. Actress Alice Ripley was incorrectly named as Emily Sk…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:42PM
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Monday, May 13, 2013

Two World Premieres, Musical Slated For Long Wharf Season by Frank Rizzo

New Works by Athol Fugard, Heidi Screck PlannedWorld premieres by Athol Fugar d and Heidi Schreck , a revival of August Wilson ’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning “Fence…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:34PM
Thursday, May 9, 2013

Tallulah Bankhead Remembered At Ivoryton Playhouse by Frank Rizzo

The run of Matthew Lombardo's "Looped" starring Stefanie Powers as Tallulah Bankhead at Hartford's Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts this week prompted a letter from Henry E. …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:38PM

Kevin Gray Memorial Set For Monday In New York by Frank Rizzo

Hartt School Educator, Actor Died Earlier This Year

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:08PM

Jerry Adler, Harris Doran Return To Roles In Comedy "I'm Connecticut" by Frank Rizzo

"The Simpsons"'Mike Reiss Play Opens At Ivoryton Playhouse In JuneJerry Adler (Hesh in TV's "The Soprano,s" "Mad About You") and Harris Doran will reprise their roles in Mike Reiss ' rom…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:52AM
Tuesday, May 7, 2013

"Looped" Review: When "Darling" Isn't Enough by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Looped" at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:30AM

Scenes of WASP Life in 'The Dining Room' At Westport by Frank Rizzo

The show: "The Dining Room" at Westport Country Playhouse

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Saturday, May 4, 2013

Review: Catastrophes of the Heart in 'In a Year With 13 Moons' by Frank Rizzo

World Premiere Of Stage Adapation of Rainer Werner Fassbinder Film At Yale RepThe show: "In a Year with 13 Moons" at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Friday, May 3, 2013

Review: 'Good News' Taps Goodspeed's Nostalgic Roots by Frank Rizzo

The show: "Good News" at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Thursday, May 2, 2013

A Heart To Heart With Stefanie Powers Of 'Looped' by Frank Rizzo

Actress Plays Tallulah Bankhead In Odd Convergence Of Life And Art At The Bushnell "There are lots of decisions you make that, if you think twice, you won't do them," says Stefanie Powers.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:27PM
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

'Riding The Turnpike:' Sex Isn't Pretty -- Or Interesting by Frank Rizzo

HartBeat Ensemble Premieres New Work At New Home BaseThe show: "Riding the Turnpike" at Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

Review: 'Hairspray:" Bouncy, Silly, Fun -- With a Touch of Twisted. by Frank Rizzo

The show: " "Hairspray" by Connecticut Repertory Theatre at the Harriet Jorgensen Theatre at UConn in Storrs.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM
Monday, April 29, 2013
Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Pat Sajak Returns For 'The Drowsy Chaperone' Musical At UConn's Nutmeg Series by Frank Rizzo

Also "NCIS: Los Angeles"'s Barrett Foa in 'The Music Man;' Steve Hayes in 'A Funny Thing'"Wheel of Fortune" 's host Pat Sajak retuyrns to Connecticut Repertory Theatre's Nutmeg Summer Se…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:59PM

Che Ayende, Joe Paulik In 'Twelfth Night' Cast At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Che Ayende (Hartford Stage's "The Whipping Man") and Joe Pauiik (Hartford Stage's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer") join the previously announced Kate McCluggage in William Shakespeare's…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:17PM

11 Connecticut Arts Groups Receive $420,000 In NEA Grants by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut arts groups will receive 11 grants totaling $440,000 from the  National Endowment for the Arts  ( NEA ) $26.3 million in grants to nonprofit national, regional, state, and …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:22PM

"Spamalot" Opens TriArts Theater in Sharon by Frank Rizzo

The musical "Spamalot" opens the TriArts Sharon Playhouse running June 26 to July 7 in Sharon, CT. Jennifer Werner directs and choreographs with music direction by Eric Kang.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:07AM
Sunday, April 21, 2013

HartBeat's 'Riding the Turnpike' Explores Sex Industry In Connecticut by Frank Rizzo

Resilient Company Celebrates 12th Anniversary With A New Focus, Home And A Provocative PremiereLast June, Hartford's HartBeat Ensemble faced a devastating loss. Gregory R. Tate, one of the t…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:00AM

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